Learning from the Olympics of Vancouver July 31, 2011 LEARNING from the past is the path to progress and so Vancouver’s experience of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2010 has a lot to teach us. Despite the inevitable challenges, it was warmly and roundly considered a great success, with most businesses ready and willing to adapt and benefit from the unique opportunities afforded by [...]
The man behind London’s new bullet trains is making sure the 2012 Games run on time July 31, 2011 AS YOU travel to work, did you notice how roomy Stratford station is looking? Or that certain trains seem longer than before? Or, if you use the Jubilee Line, that more trains are running every hour? It’s all part of the way in which London’s transport system is being steadily geared up ahead of next [...]
Home working doesn’t mean less productivity July 31, 2011 WORKING from home won’t suit every company, but providing greater opportunities to staff to do so can have real business benefits. According to BT, while the Olympic Games provides a timely business case to make the leap to greater flexibility, that decision has the potential to deliver returns that outlast the summer’s sporting triumphs. And [...]
THE SECRETS OF BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL July 31, 2011 MAKING better use of flexible and home working is a key area of focus for Deloitte in the run up to 2012. Quite simply, our people cannot do their jobs if they are struggling to move around the city. It won’t help the Games organisers or London’s transport authorities either, if unnecessary journeys clog up [...]
WOULD YOU LIKE A WILL OR DIVORCE WITH THAT? July 28, 2011 WHEN the Legal Services Act was announced last year, it was quickly dubbed the Tesco law, due to rumours it could encourage supermarkets to start offering legal services to their customers. But come Monday the moniker may have to be altered. Despite news this week that the Act could be delayed until the end of [...]
Take a property trip back in time and live in 1950s glamour July 28, 2011 EXCITEMENT about The Hour, hailed as the British Mad Men, has been building for months. With the first episodes of the series about BBC executives in 1956, having been aired, Londoners now have their very own answer to the Madison Avenue of Don Draper and co. But unlike the skyscrapers of mid-town Manhattan or the [...]
With one year to go, businesses are galloping to get behind London 2012 July 26, 2011 IT’S got to be one of the most breath-taking sights of this summer. You know, the pictures of athletic horses jumping fences at Greenwich Park against a backdrop of the skyscraper-dominated Canary Wharf. It’s a stunning juxtaposition that also captures a critical aspect of the London Games. To see the capital’s thriving financial district providing [...]
Zoe Strimpel has a Su-Man facial and her skin is still thanking her July 25, 2011 CROUCH End is not the most convenient of London locations. But when your motivation for going there is a facial with Su-Man, the vagaries of north London transport fade into irrelevance. Originally from Taiwan, Su-Man Hsu (pictured) was a professional dancer before retiring and focusing on massage. Her house is a haven of impeccable feng [...]
Businesses warn against Olympia tube line closure July 14, 2011 A CONSORTIUM of businesses has joined forces to warn the government against its proposed closure of part of the district line in west London, arguing that it will have “dire consequences for the local economy.” In a letter to Transport for London’s managing director Mike Brown, several members of the events industry have said that [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 11, 2011 Begbies Traynor Group The professional services consultancy has appointed Mark Fry as head of insolvency and restructuring. Fry joined the group in 2005 as a partner in its Insolvency and Restructuring division, rising to become both managing partner of the group’s London office and regional managing partner for London and the South East. His recent [...]